Balliol plans new student top-up fee
‘Domus charge’ of up to £500 could be introduced by October, and other colleges may follow suit.
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Zap yourself clever, say Oxford neuroscientists
Electrical stimulation of the brain improves speed and accuracy in completing puzzles.
Continue ReadingFees scheme against Islamic law?
Interest rates on student loans could clash with Muslim beliefs.
Continue ReadingPullman to speak at Oxford children’s literary festival
Award winning children’s authors and illustrators will be coming to Oxford this week to speak on how to inspire a love of reading in the next generation.
Continue ReadingBattle of the Brands: Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s continue their war for Oxford’s shoppers
Tesco resubmits plans for third Abingdon store, as Sainsbury’s opens Cowley branch.
Continue ReadingOxford students ‘frustrated’ after talk with Clegg
Student campaigners left a “disappointing” meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today after being told the government would allow university tuition fees to treble.
Continue ReadingStudent activism leads to cancellation of Cable visit
Oxford Education Campaign’s planned protest against tuition fee rises forces Vince Cable to avoid Oxford.
Continue ReadingEditorial: Cable should come to Oxford, despite protests
It is difficult to escape the conclusion that Vince Cable cancelled his talk here today to avoid the spectacle of a protest. He shouldn’t have.
Continue ReadingSt Anne’s founder’s gatehouse set to make way for new library
Go-ahead given for plans to demolish Sixties building
Continue ReadingPro-life activists censored by student union
OUSU asks society to change “distressing” leaflets and posters for Freshers’ Fair.
Continue ReadingOne week, two anti-gay attacks
The incidents are believed to be unrelated, but no arrests have been made in either case.
Continue ReadingHertford bar, once student-run, now privatised despite protests
Widespread protests failed to prevent loss of one of the few remaining student-run college bars.
Continue ReadingFor Anyone Can Play Guitar, anyone can be an executive producer
Independent film about the Oxford music scene enlists fans for funding.
Continue ReadingCould Konkura.com conquer?
Oxford alum’s new website brings social networking into the gym.
Continue Reading£75 million for Oxford’s new School of Government
Russian oligarch Leonard Blavatnik to fund new school for future world leaders.
Continue ReadingJohn Humphrys: new research is “massive indictment” of unequal UK schools
“If a child spends three years in a bad school and gets a bad education, then that’s 100% failure.”
Continue ReadingHidden Treasures: Nu-Gaze
This week in Hidden Treasures, a look at a once obscure subgenre now a blueprint for the next decade of British music.
Continue ReadingNews in brief – Week 6
Oxford tops table Oxford has topped the Times Good University Guide for the ninth year in a row. The Times ranked the UK’s 113 universities based on eight criteria. Oxford had the joint highest level of student satisfaction, but only the third highest student-staff ratio, behind Imperial College and UCL. The university also leads in […]
Continue ReadingViolent crime falling in Oxford
Oxford streets are getting safer despite several high-profile violent crimes this month, local and national police statistics show.
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